diff --git a/component/mmdb/mmdb.go b/component/mmdb/mmdb.go
index 6bc2ad738..08743985a 100644
--- a/component/mmdb/mmdb.go
+++ b/component/mmdb/mmdb.go
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ func LoadFromBytes(buffer []byte) {
 	})
 }
 
+func Verify() bool {
+	instance, err := geoip2.Open(C.Path.MMDB())
+	if err == nil {
+		instance.Close()
+	}
+	return err == nil
+}
+
 func Instance() *geoip2.Reader {
 	once.Do(func() {
 		var err error
diff --git a/config/initial.go b/config/initial.go
index 09b2e4f37..26421f681 100644
--- a/config/initial.go
+++ b/config/initial.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 
+	"github.com/Dreamacro/clash/component/mmdb"
 	C "github.com/Dreamacro/clash/constant"
 	"github.com/Dreamacro/clash/log"
 )
@@ -27,6 +28,28 @@ func downloadMMDB(path string) (err error) {
 	return err
 }
 
+func initMMDB() error {
+	if _, err := os.Stat(C.Path.MMDB()); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		log.Infoln("Can't find MMDB, start download")
+		if err := downloadMMDB(C.Path.MMDB()); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Can't download MMDB: %s", err.Error())
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !mmdb.Verify() {
+		log.Warnln("MMDB invalid, remove and download")
+		if err := os.Remove(C.Path.MMDB()); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Can't remove invalid MMDB: %s", err.Error())
+		}
+
+		if err := downloadMMDB(C.Path.MMDB()); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Can't download MMDB: %s", err.Error())
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Init prepare necessary files
 func Init(dir string) error {
 	// initial homedir
@@ -48,11 +71,8 @@ func Init(dir string) error {
 	}
 
 	// initial mmdb
-	if _, err := os.Stat(C.Path.MMDB()); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		log.Infoln("Can't find MMDB, start download")
-		if err := downloadMMDB(C.Path.MMDB()); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Can't download MMDB: %s", err.Error())
-		}
+	if err := initMMDB(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Can't initial MMDB: %w", err)
 	}
 	return nil
 }